Poetry Terms

All are found in poetry except...

• rhyme scheme
• rhythm
• stanza
• paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry)...

• stanza
• refrain
• ballad
• chorus

Two words that have the same ending sound are called...

• rhythm words
• repetitive words
• rhyming words
• stanza words

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

The writer of a poem is called...

• poet
• illustrator
• author
• smart person

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

• free verse

• cinquain

• theme

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

• poem

• stanza

• line

• personification

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor

• simile

• line

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

What are the red letters an example of?

The people along the sand (A)

All turn and look one way. (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day. (B)

As long as it takes to pass (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)

The wetter ground like glass (D)

Reflects a standing gull. (D)

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Rhyme scheme

• Alliteration